Amazing 28-s Standing Lib - could it cross?

ashmore

I'm hopefully going to attach two pics of a gorgeous 28-s Standing Lib I bought. It's in a 65FH slab right now, and the reason it's not in a higher grade MAY or MAY NOT be obvious to you. I need suggestions on this coin.

1. Will it even holder at PCGS, due to the light scratches in the second S of States?

2. Can it be fixed if it can't be holdered?

Ash Harrison

http://www.ashmore.com/images/coins/rev28-s.jpg

http://www.ashmore.com/images/coins/obv28s.jpg

sliderider

Whose slab is it in now? I think if you need to ask about the scratches, you probably already have your answer. I say no cross due to the scratches, but I can be pretty harsh when grading other peoples' coins. I think you should leave it in it's present holder.

lordmarcovan

That IS a gorgeous coin.

Are those really scratches, or could there be something else goin' on there?

You'd probably be better off leaving it in its present holder, unless it's a service with a really bad reputation.

(There are two or three that are so stinky that I would remove a coin from them and sell it raw before I sold it in one of their holders).

majorbigtime

What a strike!! Unfortunately, the scratch will probably sound the death knell for a BB.

Still, a great coin.

coinguy1

The "scratch" which was mentioned does not appear to go across the "S", but rather stops at each side of it?

If that is the case, we're likely looking at a mint-made flaw and not a "scratch". Unfortunately, I still can't tell if the coin would "cross" based upon images.

LanLord

The coin is nice looking, but appears unnaturally white for a coin of that age.

Just my opinion

mrearlygold

The coin is what it is and who cares about "crossing". Looks like a decent quarter. That's a game you should avoid playing.

Tom

ashmore

A little follow up on the 28-s. First, the coin is now in SEGS 65 FH. I have no doubt in my mind that without the scratches, this coin is one of the top 5 SLQ's I've ever SEEN. Bar none. I mean this is a truly awesome example with the most amazing strike. This coin has the luster of a 1964 Kennedy Half and then some. That may not be the best example, but the field above the wall on the obverse has the best combination of smoothness, luster, and uniformity I've ever seen on any SLQ. The strike is like 99.8%.

So, having said that, let's go to the negative. The scratches do indeed go across the letters. It appears to be something kin to a staple scratch, but it looks more like jiggle. I will surmise for a sec. There is a tiny little tone spot, less than 1/3mm right by the S and I think there may have been a bit of wood or something there. Someone may have taken a pin to knock the piece off the coin and done this damage in removing it.

Anyway, I guess from the comments, the best thing to do is sell it 'as is'.

Thanks,

JxnBoy

That is a beautiful SLQ. Looks like there's something going on in the 'Y' in LIBERTY as well. Maybe a small die crack? I agree with the others, I wouldn't mess with it; I don't think it'll cross into a PCGS holder, and at worst you'll end up with a BB.

Very nice looking though. Beautiful luster. Altough, I'm not sure how you'd 'fix' such a problem, if it is indeed a post-mint defect.

ashmore

For completeness, there are several die cracks on this coin. 1. From A in America downward through the Eagle's right wing 2. Small verical DC through the tip of the 5th feather on the right wing. 3. Through the top of the Y in Liberty 4. From the top of the shield to the middle of the shield. 5. From the base of the olive branch down through IN and out to the rim 6. From the top of the wall to the top left of E in WE. 7. From the bottom right of S in Trust down right to the rim. 8. a few small cracks around the mint mark the foot and the date. 9 One "nifty" little die BREAK to the left and up from the first star to the left of the mint mark